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Register Now for Selling Food To Ontario 2019 Two-Part Series

Are you a food producer or processor? Thinking about scaling up? These workshops, March 5 and April 2, provide a great learning and networking opportunity.

Would you like to learn how to work with a major retailer? Try to understand the different market channels? Costing and pricing your products for sale? Learn about which regulations apply when? Eat good food? Then please come!

SELLING FOOD TO ONTARIO

Are you a farmer or food processor? Or looking to explore new opportunities for your farm or food business? Please join us for this two part series of presentations and interactive sessions, learning from successful entrepreneurs carving their niche in the local food landscape…

All are welcome. Choose your option: Part One March 5 only $15, Part Two only April 2 $15, Both Parts March 5 and April 2, $25. Pre-Registration is required. Each day includes lunch, refreshments and participant materials.

Part One: Breaking Ground in Local Food: What you Need to Know

Learn from food producers, food buyers, and industry experts about the many different ways that local foods make it onto Ontario consumers’ plates and the opportunities that await your local food business. From food trends to financial fundamentals, this session will help equip you with the knowledge and networks you’ll need to get your food product market-ready.

Part Two: Tending to Vending: Scaling up Sustainably

A one-stop-shop for everything you need to know about food regulations and the facilities and support services to help you scale up your food business. Learn from food entrepreneurs about creative solutions to overcome the hurdles to growth and marketing strategies to fuel successful growth.

Please note the following:

Agendas are subject to change

Cost is $15 per session, both for $25 and Pre-Registration is required

For more information please contact:

World Soil Day Soirée

Come celebrate World Soil Day, December 5th! We’ll be watching the documentary Living Soils from the Soil Health Institute, followed by a Q&A session with a panel of soil health champions who balance soil health and farm profitability. Local treats and refreshments will be served!

HACCP Workshop – Smiths Falls, December 5, 2018

In partnership with the Town of Smiths Falls and with the support of the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit, we are offering a full day workshop on December 5, 2018 in Smiths Falls for food processing businesses. The workshop is on Developing a HACCP ‎plan (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points).

The workshop is from 9-4 with registration at 8:30 at the Health Unit location. The cost is $25.

Please click the below flyer to be redirected to the Eventbrite registration page.

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the 2018 Eastern Ontario Local Food Conference has been cancelled.

Please check back soon for upcoming events!

EOLFC18 Planning Team

Mission

We are all about building relationships and supporting local food in Eastern Ontario.

Our Local Food Conference

Testimonials

“The lunch was amazing. I came away with a lot of information that is very timely for our market. Thank you.”

“As a support business to the food industry the contacts I made were invaluable. This conference gives hope for the future of the food industry in Ontario. Good job on the organization, a lot of hard work that is appreciated.”

“Excellent opportunity to build business relationships.”

“Please continue doing this.”

“Made some connections for seed supply. Thank you.”

“Contacts for sales, introductions to individuals who have been through procedures or processes that we will need to go through shortly (licensing and government regulations).”

“Received some advice on how to attract a grocery/food outlet to our downtown from a downtown grocer. Some of our local businesses who attended made some connections with potential local growers of their products.”

“Great visit with Mentor, Elaine Flook, very helpful.”

“The local food events that I attend are
as much about making contacts and
developing relationships as they are
about education. In the seven years that
we’ve worked on expanding our local
food offering, all but three of our
local suppliers who are farther than
25km from Kemptville I’ve met through
OMAFRA or at one of their sponsored
events.”

About Us

We are all about building relationships and supporting local food in Eastern Ontario.